Lu Zhongtian smiled and said softly: "Big Chief, I did not say these words to embarrass the Big Chief. I just hope to share the burden with the Big Chief and truly become allies. The world is so big, from Mobei in the north to Nanhai in the south.
Such a vast land is enough for us to divide. As long as you and I work together, we can achieve a lot. If you are afraid of being greedy and thinking about taking it all for yourself, it will burst your belly. You and I cooperate sincerely and do not want one to bully and threaten the other.
On one side, this world belongs to the two of us. I am actually very sincere, it just depends on whether the big leader can change his mind."
Wanyan Agu laughed loudly and nodded: "Okay, Mr. Lu is quick to say something. I agree with this. For now, we will do our best to deal with the Luoyan Army, but after that, the agreement between us needs to be re-drawn. I hope that we can
There is a fair deal."
Lu Zhongtian nodded and said: "Chief Wanyan just wants more territory. I am willing to make sacrifices. As long as the Luoyan Army is gone, I can even rule across the river with you, and the land north of the river belongs to you Wanyan
It's okay to be a big leader, everything is easy to discuss."
Wanyan Agu laughed loudly and said: "Prime Minister Lu is really willing to give it to me. If Prime Minister Lu is really willing to give me your land north of the river, why should I go to war? At that time, we will calm down the disputes and become a country of brothers. Let's live together peacefully.
I, Wanyan Aguda, am not a greedy person. In fact, we just hope to have a suitable land."
Lu Zhongtian stroked his beard and nodded, cursing secretly in his heart. What he said at this moment was all to appease Wanyan Aguda's heart. It was impossible to conquer the river and give the land north of the river to Wanyan Aguda. He
Lu Zhongtian is not a fool. It depends on the situation. If he has the power to deal with the Jurchens, he will not hesitate to drive them away. If he does not have this ability, then he will go to the south of the Yangtze River to become the emperor.
Good choice.
"Those are all things for later, what to say about the current matter? The big leader agrees with my proposal of siege but not attacking, trapping them to death?" Lu Zhongtian brought back the topic: "If it is true that the big leader's supply of soldiers, horses, food and grass is somewhat
If you are sleepy, I can grit my teeth and squeeze out 50,000 shi of food to give to the big leader. I think my sincerity is enough."
Wanyan Aguda wanted to curse in his heart, 50,000 shi of grain, isn't this just sending a beggar away? He wanted to refuse, but then he thought, don't give it up. Fifty thousand shi of grain is enough to consume his army for several days. So he smiled and said, "That's what Prime Minister Lu wants."
, I would like to thank Prime Minister Lu. However, I always feel that this strategy of siege without attacking is too conservative, and we don’t know whether it can really work. What if they have already stored food and water? We don’t need it at all.
If we are so conservative, if word spreads, the world will laugh at us. Our army of more than 300,000 people was frightened by their 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers and horses and did not dare to attack."
Lu Zhongtian smacked his lips and smiled bitterly, thinking in his heart: Barbarians are barbarians. This is obviously the best way to use troops, but they don't understand it. However, Lu Zhongtian doesn't want to talk nonsense with him. Although this method of siege without attacking is reliable,
But he is indeed a bit conservative. He himself is also worried that after the army leaves Bianliang, if there is a change in Bianliang City, the less than 20,000 soldiers and horses left behind will not be able to control the situation. Staying outside for one more day will create more uncertainty
It would be reassuring if we could defeat the Luoyan Army and return to Bianliang City as soon as possible.
"In that case, let's use the middle strategy. This is the middle strategy, I
I think we can surround them first and then mobilize siege equipment. We don't have to rush to this ten-mile long hill. We just need to treat it as a city and attack with siege equipment. It will get twice the result with half the effort. Just three liang
On the same day, the siege equipment can be mobilized. At that time, the catapults will bombard them indiscriminately, destroying their fortifications, and the army will rush forward and attack, and they will definitely complete their victory in one battle." Lu Zhongtian said.
Wanyan Agu thought for a moment and nodded slightly. This is a compromise. In the current situation, since the opponent has set up a posture to defend the hill, he must have built fortifications on the hillside and made preparations. The entire hill
It can be said to be a small city. If you can use catapults to bomb and destroy the opponent's fortifications, it will definitely be of great benefit to the attack. As long as you can open a few charging channels, you can rush up the hill in one fell swoop, allowing
The opponent's firearms cannot be used to block the attack. We do have hundreds of catapults, which are useless in Chenliu County at the moment. It will not take two days to mobilize them.
"This is a good way to attack. Needless to say, Prime Minister Lu has another strategy, which is to attack directly, which is indeed a bit reckless. This strategy is a compromise, and there is no need to do nothing.
If you want to besiege the enemy for a long time, you don't have to risk huge casualties to rush forward. I think it's feasible. I do have some catapults on hand that can be dispatched." Wanyan Agu Dalian nodded.
Lu Zhongtian smiled and said: "We in Bianliang also have more than a hundred crossbows and many catapults. All of them are mobilized here. Let's use these siege equipment to clear the way and blast a few passages, and then we can attack it in one fell swoop. No more than three people at the latest
God, Guo Kunlinjue and others will be annihilated. Since the big leader agrees, we will act accordingly and immediately mobilize the equipment to come. Three days later, at Chen time, we will launch an attack from the south and the north at the same time. What does the big leader think? "
"Okay. Then it's settled. We will allow Lin Jue and the others to survive these three days, and then we will deal with them thoroughly." Wanyan Agu said loudly.
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Among the trees on the slopes on both sides of Shili Changgang, the Luoyan Army soldiers and horses were nervously digging and strengthening simple fortifications. As the enemy troops surrounded Shili Changgang, the Luoyan Army gave up any idea of escape. Everyone understood that,
There is no way out, the only option is to fight to the death with the opponent. Therefore, how to prevent the opponent's army from charging up the hill from all directions is a real problem.
Lin Jue had made a detailed classification of the terrain of Shili Changgang before. Since he decided to hold on here, he naturally had to make good use of the terrain. In fact, what he was most worried about was that the opponent's cavalry would attack the hill in a sudden attack.
, Therefore, after Lin Jue inspected the entire hilly terrain, he made a lot of arrangements for the four gentle slopes on the west side and two gentle slopes on the east side. There are conditions for the cavalry to charge. At least it must be open terrain and gentle slopes, so that the cavalry can
Accelerate the attack on the top of the hill and complete the destruction of the entire hill Luoyan Army's defense system. There are only six gentle slopes and open areas with trees where the cavalry can charge in large numbers. Although the rest of the places are not steep terrain, the hill slopes are steeper.
Moreover, the forests are dense and the ravines washed by rain are rugged. Obviously, this terrain is not suitable for the cavalry to charge hard.
In view of this, the focus of defense is obviously to focus on the six gentle slopes in the east and west, to guard against these terrains where the opponent's cavalry can rush up. However, Lin Jue did not order the digging of pits or the laying of conventional means such as tripping ropes.
Duan Lai deployed the defense system. Even Lin Jue did not order heavy troops to guard the fortifications above. Everyone thought that most of the Luoyan Army's troops and horses would be concentrated in these six dangerous terrains, which did not happen. On the contrary, in other cavalry,
In areas where it was impossible to charge forward, Lin Jue instead ordered the rapid construction of fortifications, the deployment of a large number of archers, and even the construction of many simple arrow towers as a means of auxiliary defense.
In those six areas that should be defended, Lin Jue only built a dozen to dozens of square earth platforms in the middle of the slope according to the width of the slope in addition to the conventional defense system. This thing is neither a fortification nor a fortification.
, it is not an arrow tower. Many people don’t know the purpose of building this thing. They only saw Liang Qi, the infantry commander of the Luoyan Army, personally leading people to inspect the height and angle of the earth platform, nailing long and solid wooden stakes and fixing them.
There are some ropes and iron circular chassis. In short, many people don't understand what this thing is used for.
Only the soldiers of the Yiwofeng Firearms Battalion led by Lin Jue and Liang Qi understood that these earthen platforms were the foundations and platforms prepared for the erection of the Yiwofeng Firearms. Since the advent of the Yiwofeng Firearms, it was actually the time when Guo Xu
When he led his army to attack Luoyan Valley, during the blockade on the east slope of the main peak, the mountain-attacking forbidden army led by Zhao Yuankang, the military commander in front of the general palace, killed countless people. Zhao Yuankang also died under the powerful arrows of a swarm of rocket launchers. Since then,
After that, the Swarm Rocket Launcher never appeared in a war again and seemed extremely low-key.
But in fact, the improvement, R&D and manufacturing of the Swarm of Bees rocket launcher have been ongoing, because Lin Jue understood that among the current technologies at that time, the Swarm of Bees rocket launcher should be the easiest to manufacture and use, and the most powerful way to kill enemies. Especially when dealing with
When the opponent is charging with a large number of cavalry, a swarm of rocket launchers will be more powerful than the volleys of hundreds of archers, and the damage caused will be even more devastating. The only drawback is that this thing really requires favorable terrain.
Its use requires not only height, but also angle. Without suitable terrain erection, it will be difficult for those uncontrolled rockets to exert their power on flat ground or from upward angles.
But this time, the slope terrain of the ten-mile long hill just became the ideal terrain for setting up the Swarm Rocket Launcher. The long gentle slope and the unobstructed terrain were the most suitable place to set up the Swarm Rocket Launcher. In fact, the reason why Lin Jue dared to
Part of his confidence in confronting an enemy force several times his own was that the opponent had no idea about the hundreds of rocket launchers that had never shown up to exert their power before. Lin Jue knew that the opponent must be a bastard of him.
They are extremely afraid of the box muskets and melon grenades, and will even take advantage of the weaknesses of these two firearms to attack. Using the method of rushing and punching to gain the advantage of close combat may be a way they can come up with. So this time,
Lin Jue not only wanted to maximize the power of the tortoise box and melon grenade, but also prepared a feast of swarming rocket launchers for them.
More than a hundred swarming rocket launchers will all be deployed on the hillside where these cavalry can attack. Although there are more archers in the remaining places, they are to guard against the climbing charge of a large number of the opponent's infantry. The location where the opponent's cavalry can attack can undoubtedly only be in these six places.
It was on a gentle slope. This even had the intention of inducing the opponent to charge on a gentle and open slope with few defensive troops. Lin Jue wanted to give Lu Zhongtian and Wanyan Agu a big surprise.
